tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post7817585588266608548..comments2023-08-28T07:52:09.405-04:00Comments on Future House Farm: Rain Harvester Reactivate!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-43487994826021243652008-03-22T11:00:00.000-04:002008-03-22T11:00:00.000-04:00Twinville, we get loads of rain in the spring, usu...Twinville, we get loads of rain in the spring, usually, and the saved up water comes in handy during our inevitable August dry spell. The rain barrels definitely saved our tomatoes last year!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830705259612540929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-5985590286274135992008-03-20T17:57:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:57:00.000-04:00Good idea for a rain harvester. They are very comm...Good idea for a rain harvester. They are very common here, but we don't usually get much Spring Rains. <BR/><BR/>Our heavy rains come in the summer monsoons. It falls faster and heavier than the ground can soak it up, so harvesting is so important so we can capture it before it washes off the land.Laughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-76725260400945462492008-03-17T23:13:00.000-04:002008-03-17T23:13:00.000-04:00N&J,Plants love rain water. Any amount that you ca...N&J,<BR/>Plants love rain water. Any amount that you can give them will help. Watch that the receptacle you use isn't left uncovered, mosquitoes love standing water.<BR/><BR/>Cathy,<BR/>We just started doing it out of necessity last year. Our garden became too big to rely on our well. So far every thing is working out great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379219719661524753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-39089095980886232282008-03-16T10:41:00.000-04:002008-03-16T10:41:00.000-04:00Wow, I never thought about harvesting rain. How r...Wow, I never thought about harvesting rain. How responsible is that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-31564097075341981672008-03-15T22:49:00.000-04:002008-03-15T22:49:00.000-04:00Since we live in an apartment we don't really have...Since we live in an apartment we don't really have the option of investing in a rain harvester although I am very tempted to at least stick a 5 gallon bucket under one of the gutters when it rains since that would give me enough water for all my plants for a couple weeks,<BR/><BR/>N.<BR/><BR/>http://badhuman.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com